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MELVIN L. SMITH, OF LOGKPORT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO JONAS TERRY, OF BATAVIA, NEY YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,632, dated May 13,1884.

Application led January 9. 1884. (No model.)

, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the sanne.

My invention relates to certain improvements in vehicle-wheels, whereby I am able to produce a wheel having the maximum of strength and durability and the minimum of Weight, which is neat in appearance, and can be manufactured very cheaply.

It consists more particularly in providing a wheel having steel spokes with a certain novel arrangement of the hub and means for attaching` the spokes to the felly, all of which I will now proceed to describe, referen ce being had to the accompanying drawings,

1 in which- Figure l is an elevation of the hub. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a detail showing method of attaching the spokes to the felly. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the spoke-socket, Fig. 5, a detail.

Referring to said drawings, A is the axlebox.

B is a wooden sleeve surrounding the axlebox, having the raised center or flange a, the edges of which are beveled, as shown.

C C are collars, made of malleable iron or other suitable material, and are provided with th e raised flan ges D D and annular inn er flan ges, E I+),which fit closely around the sleeve B, thus forming the annular spaces F F. The Hanges E E are slotted at b b for a purpose hereinafter set forth. Said collars C C are forced on the wooden sleeve under heavy pressure. The inner ends, being beveled and fitting against the flange a, prevent the wooden sleeve from slipping should it crack or shrink.

c are holes in the collars C C, in which the spokes are inserted.

G are the spokes of the wheel, made of Bessemer steel or other suitable material.

H are nuts placed in the annular spaces F F,under the holes c. Into these nuts the spokes are screwed.

To adjust my wheel, the spoke-sockets are first passed over the spoke. The sockets and ends or heads of the spokes being inserted inthe holes h, the clips are then fastened to the felly by screws or bolts t'. By having the holes h deeper than the sockets, the wheel is made elastic, and any sudden jar will force the spoke down into the hole h and not bend the saine. The head of the spoke is kept against the inner end of the socket by the strain on the rest of the wheel. The spokes G being screwed into the nuts H by inserting a suitable tool or wedge between the flanges E E, they can be readily driven up against the nuts H, and thus hold them firmly in place. The collars I I are then put on the sleeve and secured to the saine by pins or screws.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The axle-box A, and the wooden sleeve B, having a flange, a, in combination with the collars G C, having the iianges D D, and annular inner langes .E E, slotted at b, and forming the annular spaces F F, the nuts H, spokes G, and' collars I I, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

2. The spokes G, having the heads e, in combination with the spoke-socket K, having the socket f and clip-sides g, andthe felly having the holes 7L bored deeper than the socket and spoke-head, substantially as and for the purpose shown land described.

In'testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MELVIN L. SMITH.

'Witnessesz Wasn H. CRoss, WM. Z. CREAMER. 

